
12-12-2013, 06:10 AM
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December 12th
1531 ~ Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City.
1911 ~ The capital of India moved from Calcutta to New Delhi.
1927 ~ Birthday of Robert Noyce, one of the men credited with the invention of the integrated circuit.
1963 ~ Kenya gained its independence from the UK. Uhuru!
1967 ~ Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones avoided a prison term for narcotics.
1979 ~ Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe.
1999 ~ Death of Joseph Heller, Author.
2000 ~ The U.S.Supreme Court released its decision in Bush v. Gore.
2006 ~ Death of Peter Boyle, Actor.
2006 ~ Death of Al Shugart, Computer engineer and co-founder of Seagate Technology.
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